Supplemental income benefits may not exceed what percentage?

Supplemental income benefits may not exceed what percentage?

• A. 60%
• B. 70%
• C. 100%
• D. 50%

Answer: (B)

Supplemental Income Benefits are a workers’ compensation provision designed to provide additional income to workers who are permanently totally disabled. The key limit is that these benefits cannot exceed 70% of the employee’s after-tax take-home pay. This ceiling keeps the benefit tied to what the worker earned before the injury and prevents overcompensation, while still offering meaningful support during total disability. In practice, the actual SIB payment may be reduced further by any earnings from work or other required offsets, but the statutory ceiling remains 70%. For example, if a worker’s after-tax average weekly wage is $500, the maximum SIB would be $350 per week. The other options don’t fit because they would either understate the cap (60% or 50%) or exceed the allowed limit (100%).

Supplemental Income Benefits are a workers’ compensation provision designed to provide additional income to workers who are permanently totally disabled. The key limit is that these benefits cannot exceed 70% of the employee’s after-tax take-home pay. This ceiling keeps the benefit tied to what the worker earned before the injury and prevents overcompensation, while still offering meaningful support during total disability. In practice, the actual SIB payment may be reduced further by any earnings from work or other required offsets, but the statutory ceiling remains 70%. For example, if a worker’s after-tax average weekly wage is $500, the maximum SIB would be $350 per week. The other options don’t fit because they would either understate the cap (60% or 50%) or exceed the allowed limit (100%).